Cyclists clocking up more than 3,000 miles per year double their chances of becoming infertile or developing problems down stairs.

Saddle manufacturers, put cut-outs and soft spots in their saddles for a reason.

I'd rather spend the cash, have a light weight saddle and a fully working undercarriage!

Tippster

Tippster, I've heard this is actually a myth. I think that infertility problems from biking are confused with prostate problems. It is true that extended riding (mostly for older men) can cause problems with the prostate and blood flow leading to impotence (not infertility) and that even that is correctable. Ghadds.. this topic has turned ugly!

Anyway, just look at the pro peloton. Those guys log 40k kilometers per year on up and lots of them have kids and (should I say it?) more putang then you can shake a stick at.

My trusty SLR was worn out by riding in muddy conditions all winter. So I removed the cover, padding and shaved the shell some. I'm now thinking about drilling the shell to get it even lighter. This seat is on my hardtail XC-ride but is often used for roadrides of up to 120 kilometers.

I did sort of the same thing, with an SDG satelite (if you don't know, it's a pretty big looking saddle, nice - but big.. weighs 280 or so G's) .. i wanted a light weight-low profile saddle, but could afford one, so i took of the padding, and shaved down the plastic, so now it's light (er) and looks sweet, i than added new padding (made my own oadding deisgn - basically a thick strip down the middle, and than thinner on the sides) .. but, the only problem i have now is how to put the fabric..

should i buy new fabric? something like a "leather" feeling, and than STAPLE it on? or glue it on? or a bit of both ?

or, should i re-use my fabric ? again, does glue work better? or staples? or a bit of both ?

also, what size staples would be appropriate.. i just bought 1/4 inche, and they seem like there short enough.. can i buy shorter though?

Pics to come..

thanks for the help, and maybe the original poster could pm how he did it.. thanks guys..

Hi
After seeing this thread I've recently started my attempt to re-create this project!
Can you tell me exactly where you removed excess material from?
visibily on the outside I can see the underside of the nose & the V cut into the back of the saddle, anywhere else?

On the underside, where exactly have you removed material from? how do you go about softening the overal feel of the saddle?( I know its never going to be plush!)

It is actually plush - well, depending on your definiton of plush. But I've used this for more than a few roadrides of 125+ km's with 1" tires and 110psi without problems. If you want it more plush you can start drilling holes in the shell...

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